EVGA X58 3X SLI Classified Motherboard

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The X58 3X SLI motherboard has a laundry list of high-end features, but we feel the best way to break this down is to look at EVGA's "regular" X58 3X SLI motherboard and show what they've added to the platform to make the "Classified" version. Here goes.

EVGA X58 3X SLI

EVGA X58 3X SLI Classified

CPU

Intel Core i7, Socket-1366

Intel Core i7, Socket-1366

Chipset

Intel X58, Intel ICH10R

Intel X58, Intel ICH10R, Nvidia NF200

Memory Capacity

6 x Slots, 24 GB Maximum

6 x Slots, 24 GB Maximum

Memory Speed

DDR3-1333 MHz "+"

DDR3-1600 MHz "+"

PCI Express

2 x PCI Express 2.0 x161 x PCI Express 2.0 x81 x PCI Express x1

3 x PCI Express 2.0 x161 x PCI Express 2.0 x81 x PCI Express x1

SLI Support

2-Way, 3-Way

2-Way, 3-Way, 3-Way+PhysX

PCI

2 x 32-bit PCI

1 x 32-bit PCI

Serial ATA

7 x SATA-II/300 RAID, 1 x eSATA

9 x SATA-II/300 RAID, 1 x eSATA

USB / Firewire

12 x USB, 2 x Firewire 400

12 x USB, 2 x Firewire 400

Ethernet

2 x Gigabit Ethernet

2 x Gigabit Ethernet

Audio

8 Channel AnalogOptical/Coax 7.1 Digital

8 Channel AnalogOptical/Coax 7.1 Digital

Power

8 Phase PWM24-pin/8-pin ATX

10 Phase PWM24-pin/Dual 8-pin ATX

Cooling

Active

Passive Heatpipe

The big things here are an additional PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot powered by the Nvidia NF200 Northbridge, enhanced chipset and PWM cooling, better power regulation and support for additional power, additional Serial ATA ports, and faster memory speed support. Seems like a pretty solid list of upgrades to us. Let's see the what the final product looks like.